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Science post test

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which container has the highest temperature

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

2.

Which object sinks?

a)

A beach ball

b)

A balloon

c)

A penny

3.

Jason is comparing the weights of objects. Which of these shows an object that weighs more than the car?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

4.

How quickly an object moves is called

a)

color

b)

weight

c)

volume

d)

speed

5.

What are rocks made of

a)

soil

b)

Plastic

c)

minerals

d)

living things

6.

What kind of rock is shown?

a)

Pebble

b)

Boulder

c)

Gravel

d)

Sand

7.

Which plant would live best in a desert habitat

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

8.

Which habitat does this animal live best in?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Wetlands

9.

How does an animals life cycle begin?

a)

It appears

b)

It grows from a seed

c)

It is born or is an egg

10.

Which is a difference between the life cycle of a chicken and the life cycle of a horse?

a)

One is bigger

b)

A chicken starts as an egg and a horse is live birth

c)

A chicken becomes a rooster

d)

A horse does not have wings

11.

Ms. Hughs' class set a cup of water on a windowsill. What will happen if she observes the cup a few weeks later?

a)

There will be the same amount of water in the cup

b)

There will be less water in the cup

c)

There will be more water in the cup

12.

When does the sun's energy usually make the Earth's temperature the warmest?

a)

Morning

b)

Night

c)

Afternoon

d)

Evening

13.

What is the first step in the scientific method?

a)

Make a conclusion

b)

Ask a question

c)

Record results

d)

Make a hypothesis

14.

What part of the drink is an example of a gas?

a)

A. The glass

b)

B. The ice cubes

c)

C. The bubbles

d)

D. The straw

15.

Maria is learning about water in each of its three states; solid, liquid, and gas.


Which best describes an example of when Maria can observe water as a gas?

a)

Spilling water on the floor

b)

Boiling water over a stove

c)

Pouring water into a cup

d)

Putting water in the freezer

16.

Alexa is learning about water in school. She knows that water can be a solid, a liquid, and a gas.


What is true about water in each of its three states?

a)

In each state it is always water

b)

In each state it is always the same temperature

c)

In each state is is always the same shape

17.

Maria uses this tool to closely observe different types of soil. What is the name of this scientific tool?

a)

Scale

b)

Hand lens

c)

Thermometer

d)

Anemometer

18.

Marcus uses a ruler to determine the length of his crayon box. What is he doing when he uses a ruler?

a)

Classifying

b)

Inferring

c)

Observing

d)

Measuring

19.

Fritz uses a scale to measure his football. He observes that his football weighs 2 pounds. Dominique also uses a scale to measure the weight of the same football. What should Dominique observe?

a)

The football weighs 3 pounds

b)

The football weighs 2 pounds

c)

The footballs weighs 1 pound

20.

Wildnia completes a scientific observation to answer her question. Then she repeats the observation several times. What should be true?

a)

The results will be different

b)

The results will be the same each time

c)

The results will not match

21.

How do scientists solve problems?

a)

They work by themselves

b)

They keep looking for new ways to solve a problem

c)

They give up

22.

What makes up soil?

a)

Rocks, living and non-living things

b)

Only rocks and water

c)

Only living things

d)

Rocks, mud, and ice

23.

Which tool should Adriana use to observe this rock

a)

A balance scale

b)

A thermometer

c)

A hand lens

d)

A measuring cup

24.

Thomas sets a cup of soil and a cup of water out in the sun. After one hour, the soil has a higher temperature than the water. What claim does this evidence support?

a)

Soil heats up faster than water

b)

Water heats up faster than soil

c)

The sun heats soil and water the same

d)

The sun only heats the water

25.

How do meteorologist keep people safe during a big storm?

a)

They warn people about the storm and track it

b)

They stop the storms from coming

c)

They make the storms smaller

d)

They take videos of the storm

26.

Which is true about all liquids

a)

All liquids are cold

b)

All liquids have their own shape

c)

All liquids take the shape of their container

d)

All liquids have a large mass

27.

Which day was the warmest

a)

Day 1

b)

Day 2

c)

Day 3

d)

Day 4

28.

Which season generally has the warmest temperature?

a)

Spring

b)

Winter

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

29.

What is true about fall and summer?

a)

Summer is colder than fall

b)

Fall is generally colder than summer

c)

The leaves fall in the summer

d)

Summer and fall usually have the same temperature

30.

What happens if you use a small force to push a large heavy desk?

a)

It moves a little

b)

It moves very fast

c)

It stops moving

31.

What is holding the paper clip?

a)

Magic

b)

Magnetism

c)

Gravity

32.

Which force makes a ball roll down the hill?

a)

Motion

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

33.

Which body part is the doctor checking?

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Skeleton

d)

Stomach

34.

Which shows the correct life cycle of a bird

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D